Singapore Philatelic Museum
Before the Redevelopment: Highlights of the Singapore Philatelic and Peranakan Museum
Arts
April 18, 2019
Before the Redevelopment: Highlights of the Singapore Philatelic and Peranakan Museum
The Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) and the Peranakan Museum under the National Heritage Board (NHB) will be closed for redevelopment later this year to refresh the museums’ infrastructure and content. The former will be closed to the public from 18 March 2019, and is expected to re-open to the public in end 2020. The latter will be closed from 1 April 2019, and will re-open in mid-2021. These are major redevelopment projects since SPM’s opening in 1995, and the Peranakan Museum’s launch in 2008. Here is a summarised list of some of the most memorable exhibits – both permanent and…